old system software

[ewitness - Ben Fowler]

At 5:06 pm +0200 8/5/02, samuel@ibrium.se wrote:
>...
> > I'd really love to run system 6 on a recent mac...
>
>Not a chance. System 6 is 68k based. MOL only supports
>PowerPC native systems (although calling MacOS "PowerPC native"
>is to stretch the truth somewhat :-)).
>
>I'm a bit uncertain exactly when PowerPC support was
>introduced.


At last a question I can answer.

The first PowerPCs were the [678]100, introduced early
in 1994, see
<URL http://www.apple-history.com/6100.html >,
<URL: http://www.lowendmac.com/archive/01/1109.html >
and <URL: http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac/stats/powermac_6100_60.html >. Although it was something of a tour de force to get the then
'new' RSIC architecture out on the 10th anniversary of
the Mac, I think that it is fair to say that the OS
lagged a little, and these early machines came with a
revision of 7.1, to wit 7.1.2, one of the 'fat' systems..

>I know that the first version with PCI support
>was 7.5.2 though (and this version is compatible with MOL
>provided a supported OldWorld ROM is used).
>
>/Samuel


I suspect that he has already done so, but the OP should
peruse LEM, exempli gratia
<URL: http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/02/0611.html >
<URL: http://www.lowendmac.com/myturn/2k1030.html >
and find a Mac with a suitable 040 accelerator card
to run System 6. Plenty of people run System 6 - heck
it still works.
<URL: http://home.wanadoo.nl/ruud.dingemans/html/system6.html >
<URL: http://www.euronet.nl/users/mvdk/system_6_heaven.html >
<URL: http://www.edprint.demon.co.uk/se/links.html >

Ben.